Comments on Tracy A. Corley: How Should We Drive the Economic Shift from our Ha...

Hi Tracy, Spending now for future benefits is an i...

2010-04-26T18:37:42.337-07:00

Hi Tracy,
Spending now for future benefits is an investment. Education is an investment. As a society we have to get over the tax cut hysteria that has gripped our state and our nation since the 80's. I agree with all the comments above. Education is surely worth investing in and we need to be willing to tax ourselves to pay for it. The high earner income tax initiative backed by Bill Gates Sr. is one step in the right direction.

My thoughts are make state colleges free for all--...

2010-04-21T11:28:09.267-07:00

My thoughts are make state colleges free for all--all disciplines qualify--we need the arts as much as the sciences to have a robust thinking population. Get people educated and then have them pay the state back through mandatory payroll deductions spread out over the lifetime or until paid back--which ever comes first. That way, you have educated citizens w/o the stress of financial aid or lack of funds to go to school. The education would require an investment from the state government up front, but with steady income stream being repaid by grads, it could potentially be a self-sustaining model for perpetuating talent via higher education.

As part of the deal,include mandatory post graduate work experience in the field of study that contributes back to the local economy. I would allow for the work experience to be earned where ever it is required in the United States. To encourage this, state colleges develop business/civic relationships on all levels of economic development that bring on the post-grads as part of the agreement.

We need to make college accessible to everyone. We...

2010-04-21T10:42:13.410-07:00

We need to make college accessible to everyone. We need higher standards for early education. Now that our economy is in such trouble how can we get people behind paying for better educations? Americans don't want to pay any more taxes...we really need to "restructure". We are falling behind on education and unfortunately we need to invest money. Not being an educated society, can we afford that???

There is a need for financial assistance with our ...

2010-04-21T05:51:54.689-07:00

There is a need for financial assistance with our young people wanting to go to college. What has been seen in recent years, there is a need for our youth to have a strong foundation in their studies.